Fiberfill Pillows are Hereby Forever Banished From My Home

I am an unabashedly, unapologetic, unrepentant lover of down and feather pillows. I go out of my way to make sure the pillows that come into my home aren’t fiberfill. Does that make me a weird, unprioritized, pillow snob? I don’t know. But if it does, I’ll wear that label proudly.

But, what happens when I find a pillow that I love but it isn’t feather filled? Well, it’s an easy fix!

The first thing I do is make sure that the pillow I love has a removable pillow cover. Because of LIFE, I need to be able to wash or dry clean my pillow covers. If the cover is not removable, it just can’t be a part of my life. And let’s be honest, it’s generally the pillow cover that you fall in love with – not the pillow insert.

If the cover is removable, I remove the fiberfill insert and replace it with a feather filled insert. To make this little switcheroo easier on my wallet, I keep my eyes peeled for feather filled, cover removable clearance pillows. For instance, I found a pair of yellow pillows at HomeGoods on clearance for $18 for them both ($9/pillow). I took out the feather inserts, because they are cheaper than what I can find in other stores or online, and sent the yellow covers on their merry way to Goodwill.

Then, I took out the fiberfill insert that came in this red, nubby pillow I bought for Zack’s room and replaced it with the clearance feather insert. The fiberfill insert also went jauntily to Goodwill.

So now, I have a fluffy, choppable (I love the pillow chop – sorry) pillow with a cute cover for Zack’s bed. There’s no reason to leave a pillow in a store just because you don’t like the insert!

About Lindsay Ballard

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

Lindsay lives outside of Austin, Texas with her husband (Tom), children (Zack and Emma), and dogs (Jack and Duke). She plays roller derby for the Rockin' City Rollergirls out of Round Rock, Texas.

Hi Lindsay I live overseas but I am coming to Austin to see my Mother in early October. She turns 100 on October 23rd. I have purchased a special pillow cover here in Africa for her but I need to have it stuffed with feathers so it will be nice and soft/cuddly for her as she spends a fair bit of time in bed now. Can you help direct me to a supplier or is this something that you could help me with.. I won’t have a lot of time once I arrive so I am trying to work on arrangements for this ahead of my trip.I appreciate whatever assistance you can give me.. Also how far out of Austin do you live as I may not have a car when I am there but could uber if necessary.. Thank you so much!

About Makely

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

Lindsay lives outside of Austin, Texas with her husband (Tom), children (Zack and Emma), and dogs (Jack and Duke). She plays roller derby for the Rockin' City Rollergirls out of Round Rock, Texas.